O'Neill linked with Leicester job

01 July 2015

Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill is being linked with Leicester City after manager Nigel Pearson was sacked. Former boss O'Neill guided the Foxes to promotion in 1996, winning the League Cup twice before leaving for Celtic in 2000. Leicester parted company with Pearson after the board said their working relationship was no longer viable. The club finished 14th at the end of the last Premier League campaign, after a run of seven wins from their last nine matches. Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh will look after the first team until a replacement can be found.